Clemens Wolf Austria, b. 1981
Clemens Wolf, born 1981, lives and works in Vienna, Austria. Since his graduation at the University of Arts Linz, he is fascinated by dilapidated material like fences in front of dumps, abandoned warehouses and unfinished buildings.
In his latest works, he sets his main focus on the process of transformation haunted by his own history. Old discarded parachutes (he is a passionate parachutist) are transformed into sensual objects. After they are immersed in epoxide resin they are layed out in tondi, hung or stand up as sculpture or stretched on frames as paintings, every crease being arranged meticulously and finally left to dry.
When we examine Clemens Wolf’s obsessive and mysterious work, it’s obvious that the frontier between painting, sculpture and drawing places a great importance. The surface of the pieces with its powerfully vivid palette, reveals a world that is almost organic. While the artist sees the fabric’s contractions as a stylized representation of decomposition and decay, the resin he uses to hold the folds in place gives the works a distinctive glossy aspect and an intensity that is brought out by the delicacy of the coiled up parachute cords. The choice of such a lightweight and an aerial object as the parachute conjures up the fundamental notion of gravity.
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Clemens WolfExpanded Metal Painting (blue on red), 2025Oil on paper70 x 50 cmSoldView more details
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Clemens WolfRemix, 2025Sandblasted mirror30 x 30 cmView more details
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Clemens WolfRemix, 2025Sunblasted mirror30 x 30 cmView more details
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Clemens WolfRemix , 2025Sunblasted mirror30 x 30 cmView more details
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Clemens WolfRemix, 2025Sunblasted mirror30 x 30 cmView more details
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Clemens WolfParachute painting (blue), 2024Resin on reserve parachute30 x 30 cmView more details
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Clemens WolfParachute painting (blue), 2024Resin on reserve parachute30 x 30 cmView more details
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Clemens WolfParachute painting (blue), 2024Resin on reserve parachute30 x 30 cmView more details
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Clemens WolfParachute Painting (purple), 2023Resin on reserve parachute110 x 85 cmView more details
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Clemens WolfParachute Painting (neon yellow), 2022Resin on reserve parachute100 x 80 cmView more details
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Clemens Wolf2x Expanded Expanded Metal Pigment Painting (Dyptich), 2020Oil and pigment on aluminium33 x 22 cmView more details
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Clemens WolfPARACHUTE SCULPTURE (SILVER 1) , 2018resin on main parachute200 x 300 cmView more details
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Clemens WolfFENCE STRUCTURE, 2016spraypaint on construction fence190 x Ø 100 cmView more details
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Clemens WolfFENCE STRUCTURE , 2016spraypaint on construction fence110 x 110 x 100 cmView more details
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Clemens WolfFENCE STRUCTURE , 2016spraypaint on construction fence170 x Ø 80cmView more details
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Clemens WolfFENCE STRUCTURE, 2016spraypaint on construction fence190 x Ø 100cmView more details
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Clemens WolfFENCE STRUCTURE , 2016spraypaint on construction fence120 x Ø 90cmView more details
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Clemens WolfMother of All Parachute Paintings (Parachute Painting (Red 1)), 2016
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Clemens WolfParachute Painting (Red 2), 2016Resin on main parachute300 x 200 cmView more details
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Clemens WolfParachute Painting (Red 3), 2016Resin on main parachute
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Clemens WolfPARACHUTE SCULPTURE (BLACK 1), 2016resin on reserve round parachute500 x Ø 80cmView more details
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Clemens WolfPARACHUTE SCULPTURE (BLACK 1) , 2016resin on main parachute300 x 200 cmView more details
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Clemens WolfPARACHUTE SCULPTURE (WHITE 1), 2016resin on reserve parachute240 x 380 cmView more details